Picked up from Yugma:
" Environmentalism is NOT just about class. It is very much about caste, which unlike common Savarna (Upper-Caste) belief, is not gone. In order to work towards environmental justice, it is imperative to address caste and social justice by listening to those from Dalit, Bahujan, Adivasi (DBA) communities, supporting their efforts, rethinking one's own biases and privileges, and most importantly, reading and educating oneself. There are many DBA activists and social workers who are doing some amazing and important work. Please do take out a moment to support and read about their work:
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Dalit Camera: An independent media organisations documenting caste atrocities on ground / raising awareness which was started by Dalit youth 10 years ago. https://www.dalitcamera.com/
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Bakery Prasad / Siddesh Gautam: India's leading Ambedkarite artist that uses art to educate us about dalit, bahujan and adivasi history. https://www.instagram.com/bakeryprasad/
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Dalit Desk: An independent journalist media platform documenting the unheard voice of Dalits across the country. https://www.instagram.com/dalitdesk/
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Chamar Studio: A tale of crafts and stitchers from historically ostracized Dalit communities, that believes in circular economy and works with durable, recycled waste material. https://chamar.in
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Blue Dawn: Sponsor therapy sessions for Bahujan Youth. https://thebluedawn.org/sponsor-sessions
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Digital Nalanda: Nalanda Academy is an Educational Resource Centre for the marginalised, rural, non-English medium students. https://www.digitalnalanda.com/support-us
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Samata Kala Manch: Support this Ambedkarite musical troupe that uses the Art of resistance to educate, agitate and organize! https://www.samatakalamanch.com/support
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Deccan Development Society: Grassroots Organisation working in 75 villages with women's Sanghams in Sangareddy District of Telangana. The Society has a vision of consolidating these village groups into vibrant organs of primary local governance and federate them into a strong pressure lobby for women, the poor and dalits. http://www.ddsindia.com/www/default.asp
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Dalit History: Your Everyday Dalit, Bahujan & Aadivasi History, Contexts, and Stories. https://www.instagram.com/dalit_history/
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National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights: Coalition of Dalit human rights activists and academics with the aim of putting an end to caste-based discrimination. https://www.ncdhr.org.in/
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Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network (DHRDNet): Collective of Dalit Human Rights Defenders that works on further synergising the Dalit movement. https://www.instagram.com/dhrdnet/
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Round Table India: Working towards reshaping society in the light of the Ambedkarite ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. A news and information portal which aims to generate information and interaction necessary to aid the progress of the Dalits, and the Bahujan community at large. https://roundtableindia.co.in/
Before reading further, we strongly encourage you to read Annihilation of Caste if you haven't already (attached just below this). Educating oneself is the most basic step that someone, especially if they are privileged, upper-caste person, can take. Oppressive and violent structures like caste are a direct result of savarna actions and thoughts, and it's one's responsibility to understand, read, listen, not co-opt more space, learn to be uncomfortable, and move out of one's bubble. Being ignorant makes one equally as much of a perpetrator. "